ISAF under-reporting attacks by Afghan allies

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/ap-isaf-under-reporting-attacks-afghan-allies-043012/ ISAF under-reporting attacks by Afghan allies By Robert Burns - The Associated Press Posted : Monday Apr 30, 2012 16:07:20 EDT WASHINGTON — The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops. The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in uniform. But The Associated Press has learned it does not report insider attacks in which the Afghan wounds — or misses — his U.S. or allied target. It also doesn’t report the wounding of troops who were attacked alongside those who were killed. Related reading Official: Afghan kills U.S. service member (April 26) Panetta says attacks by Afghans are not a trend (March 27) Afghans’ attacks on NATO troops often ...